Isn't it strange how a new view of the world can be created just by flipping it upside down? Many famous painters and other types of artists have spoken about how to see things differently, to search for a deeper meaning. When I used to go to school in UW-Whitewater for graphic design, one of my favorite techniques for drawing was to take an image of something and flip it upside down and try to draw it from that orientation. It allows the mind to break free of its "wanting" to see life in a type of perfection; it creates a whole new perfection. I was happy to see that someone took advantage of this, and in such a manor as Ethan Jackson did.
The lively colors and shapes that appeared on that wall seemed to create a whole new sense of curiosity and adventure to life for myself, and as I like to believe, many others. Entering into a dark room and seeing this image projected on to a wall, urged my mind to become engulfed in the sense of beauty that is the world that surrounds us. All I could think during my entire visit is how I must again, learn to pause, really pause... and take in the beauty of the world and the things that we see everyday. Our senses, must become dulled by the barrage of images we see constantly through TV, billboards, movies, and art alike. It seemed to me that Ethan Jackson was trying to make a point...
Pause - really pause... Look at something... Take it in... Enjoy it... Sense it... and Realize.... you are living in it.
So again, I must encourage others... even those who are not really into art. That sometimes, you just need to really "look" at something... Stare at it, for as long as it takes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes... however long - Just enjoy the beauty of the world around us... it is in everything.
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